DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 65.9 - - 68.4 - - 69.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 15 - - 55 - - 38 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 751 - - 1041 - - 1234 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 921 - - 921 - - 921 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 1640 - - 1930 - - 2123 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 959 - - 817 - - 769 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 95 - - 159 - - 149 - - - W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 10 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 199 - - 181 - - 208 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -1 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 31 - - 423 - - 470 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1609 - - 1507 - - 1653 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4563 - - 179 - - 243 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 6203 - - 1751 - - 1880 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 140 - - 530 - - 560 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.9 - - 68.4 - - 69.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 61.9 - - 64.7 - - 65.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.8 - - 68.0 - - 69.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 61.6 - - 64.4 - - 65.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 15 - - 55 - - 38 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 751 - - 1041 - - 1234 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 13 - - 14 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99571 42 087 36 104 31 094 99571 92037 32 091 34 092 33 097 92037 86243 25 087 28 084 29 086 86243 81450 20 092 24 083 24 084 81450 77318 20 090 18 094 22 081 77318 73662 19 079 15 100 14 075 73662 70354 17 053 13 094 8 075 70354 67315 13 036 11 067 7 062 67315 64509 7 046 5 027 7 044 64509 61803 7 312 10 347 9 019 61803 58992 12 290 17 322 20 333 58992 56093 15 297 22 306 21 313 56093 53340 23 318 28 303 33 303 53340 50860 43 309 32 296 30 299 50860 48628 47 305 33 318 53 323 48628 46602 64 307 65 313 64 313 46602 44741 69 300 65 306 58 312 44741 43020 64 300 63 311 59 321 43020 41425 62 304 68 314 66 327 41425 39939 61 306 73 313 74 326 39939 38541 59 305 76 312 77 324 38541 37189 57 306 76 312 75 323 37189 35814 58 307 75 313 71 322 35814 34385 57 306 69 313 68 321 34385 32903 56 305 59 311 62 321 32903 31354 50 303 53 309 55 319 31354 29725 44 298 47 311 50 317 29725 28015 43 292 44 313 47 316 28015 26224 40 291 42 311 45 316 26224 24352 38 298 41 307 45 317 24352 22403 35 299 36 306 44 318 22403 20374 29 293 32 297 36 320 20374 18266 26 293 30 301 31 320 18266 16125 19 299 26 304 28 316 16125 14067 20 313 22 312 31 315 14067 12192 20 307 23 330 30 325 12192 10517 20 301 24 336 26 323 10517 9023 21 292 19 320 19 328 9023 7690 18 272 13 293 12 325 7690 6508 16 248 14 262 11 278 6508 5468 12 259 13 265 13 252 5468 4557 11 247 7 276 9 259 4557 3752 11 229 6 242 8 246 3752 3035 13 209 10 204 8 233 3035 2404 15 201 13*184 9*212 2404 1880 14*199 12*182 8*209 1880 1479 12*200 11 180 8 209 1479 1202 10 198 10 181 7 207 1202 1034 9 199 9 180 7 207 1034 938 7 199 7 180 6 207 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography